Author: Mike Pihlman

  • March 2018 Thrillers

    March 2018 Thrillers

    Lots of new books this month, but, they forgot one that I am reading the ARC now: “City of Sharks” by Kelli Stanley  Look over there —> (Hmmmm, it is a mystery….maybe that is why) 😉 The Pandora Block by John Hegenberger Dead Calm by Annelise Ryan Speed the Dawn by Philip Donlay The Kill Wire by Nichole Christoff…

  • Book Review: “Black Powder War” by Naomi Novik

    Book Review: “Black Powder War” by Naomi Novik

    Genre: Fantasy Quick Review:  In China, Laurence and Temeraire find that dragons are treated very differently than they are in England. Here they have the run of the city, they go to school, and can purchase items with a signature. They are not expected to fight. While in China, Temeraire meets his mother and is learning…

  • February 2018 Thrillers

    February 2018 Thrillers

    Not a whole lot of new books this month. A book drought?  🙂 Happy Reading. Bad Samaritan by Dana King To March Into Hell by Ron Parham Lying, Cheating, and Occassionally Murder by Ginny Fite The River Below by Bonnie Hearn Hill Trinity by Richard Edde The Storm King by Brendan Duffy The Violet Crab by Bob Bickford  

  • Book Review: “The Romanov Ransom” by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell

    Book Review: “The Romanov Ransom” by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell

    Genre: Thriller Crimea, 1918 The Dowager Empress, Maria Feodorovna (of the Romanov family), sends her trusted servant, Pyotr, to deliver a ransom of jewels and Faberge eggs, her entire fortune,  to save her son and his family from execution.  But, Pyotr smelled a set-up and before the ransom was delivered he killed his Bolshevik driver…

  • A Visual Roadmap to Barry Eisler’s Books

    A Visual Roadmap to Barry Eisler’s Books

    I saw this visual on Facebook today and asked Barry if I could grab it and post it here.  He said yes, as long as I link the originator of this terrific graphic to the picture. I will do that and one better:  Thank you!  Stephen Frug (Web Site, Twitter), this is fantastic! To see…

  • Book Review: “Forced to Kill” by Andrew Peterson

    Book Review: “Forced to Kill” by Andrew Peterson

    Genre: Thriller After reading Andrew Peterson’s first Nate McBride book, “First to Kill”, I vowed to read his second book shortly thereafter. Nine years later….I did.  My how time flies.  🙂 Fourteen years ago, Nate gave away his position as a Marine sniper to save fellow Marine sniper, Harvey Fontana.  Nate was captured and tortured…

  • January 2018 Thrillers

    January 2018 Thrillers

      Lots of new books for 2018.  Happy Reading. A Reckoning in the Back Country by Terry Shames Splintered Silence by Susan Furlong The Amendment Killer by Ronald S. Barak Darkness, Sing me a Song by David Housewright Deadly Deception by Marissa Garner The Man in the Crooked Hat by Harry Dolan Unnatural Causes by Dawn Eastman Honey-Baked Homicide by Gayle Leeson The…

  • Sue Grafton Passes Away at “Y”

    Sue Grafton Passes Away at “Y”

    Such sad news today, December 29, 2017.  Sue Gafton has passed away from cancer. Her daughter tells us that the alphabet now ends with “Y”. 😦 More Sue Grafton books….. Next up for me is “U”. 😦

  • Book Review: “The Christmas Train” by David Baldacci

    Book Review: “The Christmas Train” by David Baldacci

    Genre: Thriller ? I read “The Christmas Train” in 2002 or so (a few years before I started this blog).  I recently noticed that the Hallmark Channel has completed a movie based on this book soooooo, I decided to take the book off the shelf, dust it off, and re-read it for the 2017 holiday…

  • December 2017 Thrillers

    December 2017 Thrillers

    Lots of new books for the Holiday Season.  Enjoy! The Hapsburg Variation by Bill Rapp Hell to Pay by Rachel Amphlett Etched in Tears by Cheryl Hollon Metabyte by Cat Connor Gun Kiss by Khaled Talib Accidental Outlaws by Matt Phillips Meat City on Fire by Angel Luis Colón Skull Garden by Gloria Ferris Beacon Hill by Colin Campbell Blood Run by Jamie Freveletti Killman…